The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-12
TIE GLASS SITUATION.
Nothing Now Developed Hsro-Striko on Mt
Other placon .I

There has been no development horo In
the expected glass strike. The men In
both factories are working on. It Ia un.
derstood that in all factories where glass
has been put in tho pots It will be run out
before the mon quit. An exchange quotes
workman as saying that tho whole
trouble comes from the cooperative con.
Germs. Ho says "the cooperative factories
make from 75 to 100 per cent more goods
In each movo than the old manufacturers
do. The Rochester Tumbler Company Ia
an instance. II is o cooperative con.
cern, which works two moves for
every ono In union factory,
pays the boys two.thirds less than
is paid in Plthburgh, aud cuts prices 10
the lowest limit. The Flint Glaas Work.
ers' Union say they have control Of all
the dlnt glass workers Of the United States
and Canada. II that Is 80, why do they
not deal fairly with the old manufacturers
who have invested their money and do as
much work Tor them aa they do for co.
operative factories, which cut prices OF
goods2" g0' w -
The Bellaire Independent OF Saturday
says:
In this city the Belmont, the E.na and
the Goblet factories will be Closed after
to-day. They received notice Yesterday
evening, except tho Goblet Compau and
1t had filled in, expecting q continuance
Of work, and the Goblet folks even act
pot that was In the pot arch roady to be
set. The snap judgment taken will cut
oI, ,nrk NJ
weeks were counted on, and the manu-.
iacturers arc unable to fathom the object
Of cutting the work of now, but will,
Of course, abide by the consequences.
There is nothing else for them to do,
Two flint factories here will continue to
Brothers and the Lantern
Globe Works. They are not In the con.
test at present, but a representative of |
one OF the firms eaid to q reporter thia
morning: 1--WE want the same terms the |
tableware manufacturers get. It is folly
to talk otherwise; II they win, as they GER
tainly will, they would take all the trade |
We have In less than six months after they |
start up, hence our position is plain
Bnough to any ono who wants to under.
stand It,"
The steubenvllle Herald says: There
ire four factories in Steubenvllle and of |
he four only one Is affected 30 far, that of |
A. y. Beatty q Sons. Yesterday after
noon the factory committee connected |
with Local Union No. 81 notified |
superintendent Barr that he need not |
I'LL In" after recsipt OF notice. This
vas equivalent to saying that they would |
cave their chops at noon to-day. Al
wsys on Saturday at noon the factory
:loses down until the following Mon
lay morning, but the men will not
30 on hand next Monday morning, neither
vii! tho firm expect them. By closing on |
'uch short notice, Mr.. Bently informs us
hat from one.third to one.half OF tho pots
will be left filled with partially molten
glass;. The men have nothing to say, but
promise that all will be explained on
Monday. Neither the members OF the
trm have received any communics.
ion from their men, but the notics to the
will be considered as in.
1loative OF their action to close down.
The chimney men eeem to still halt be.
'Ween two opinions. A Wheeling man.
ltaeturer Is authority for the statement |
nat manufacturers not in the association |
~ December 20 cannot get In, but will |
have IN the future to make their fights
alone. llss
The formal answer of the workmen to
me manutscturera' ultimatum will, ii ia
1nderatood, be received today.